Arab-Israeli War Of 1948 And Nakba Flashcards
Who controlled Palestine after WW1
The British
What was happening in Palestine between the arbs and Jews under British control?
Violent outbreaks
What did the partition plan do?
Divide the land into 2 states:
Jewish- Israel
Arab-Palestine
What was on the rise after the partition plan?
Jewish immigration
What did Israel declaring its independence trigger?
A “tipping point”
Who made up the Arab league for the first time?
Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
When the Arab league was first formed, what was it for?
To protect Arab Palestine
How long did it take the Arab league to sorround Israeli forces after launching an attack?
A few weeks
What saved the Israeli forces from defeat after being sorrounded?
The UN intervening with a 4 week ceasefire
What did the 4 week ceasefire allow Israel to do?
Ignore UN arms embargo and import heavy armaments from Czechoslovakia, and use the time to reorganise
What did Israelis do once the ceasefire was over?
Launched a counter offensive, occupying 2 strategic Arab towns which were allocated to Palestine by the UN
Once Isreal began aireal assaults on Egypt, what were Arab states?
Afraid to intervene or did not wish to
After signing agreements, how much of the land did Jewish- Israel control?
78%
What did the first war bring?
1.Egyptian military presence to the Gaza Strip
2.Jordan was gifted the West Bank as a token for its loyalty to Britain and the Zionist’s
3. 700,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homeland
